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Iraqi Kurdistan may seem calm compared with much of the
Middle East, but the media are vulnerable whenever internal political tensions
flare. Amid impunity for anti-press attacks, including murder and arson,
journalists say they must self-censor on topics like religion, social
inequality, and corruption associated with powerful officials. A CPJ special report by Namo Abdulla

New York, May 9, 2012--The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns
two official attacks on journalists working in Iraqi Kurdistan, including the
assault on a television news crew and the arrest of an editor whose articles
alleged corruption. CPJ also calls for an investigation into a car bombing that
wounded a journalist in Baghdad.